Appendix A: Appraisal committee members
The appraisal committee is a standing advisory committee of NICE. Its members are appointed for a 3-year term. The committee meets twice a month except in December, when there are no meetings. The committee membership is split into three branches, with the chair, vice-chair and a number of other members attending meetings of all branches. Each branch considers its own list of technologies and ongoing topics are not moved between the branches.
Committee members are asked to declare any interests in the technology to be appraised. If it is considered there is a conflict of interest, the member is excluded from participating further in that appraisal.
The minutes of each appraisal committee meeting, which include the names of the members who attended and their declarations interests, are posted on the NICE website.
The following is a list of the committee members who took part in the discussions for this appraisal.
Dr A E Ades
Senior Scientist, MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, University of Bristol
Dr Tom Aslan
General Practitioner, Stockwell, London
Professor David Barnett (Chair)
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Leicester
Professor Rosamund Bryar
Professor of Community & Primary Care Nursing, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Rodney Burnham
Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford
Dr Gary Butler
Consultant Paediatrician/Endocrinologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Karl Claxton
Health Economist, University of York
Dr Christopher Eccleston
Director, Pain Management Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
Ms Bethan George
Interface Liaison Pharmacist, Mile End Hospital, London
Mr John Goulston
Director of Finance, Barts and the London NHS Trust
Mr Adrian Griffin
Health Outcomes Manager, Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd
Judith Paget
Chief Executive, Caerphilly Local Health Board
Dr Katherine Payne
Research Fellow, Health Economics, University of Manchester
Mrs Kathryn Roberts
Nurse Practitioner, Hyde, Cheshire
Ms Anne Smith
Lay Representative; Trustee, Long-Term Medical Conditions Alliance
Professor Andrew Stevens (Vice-Chair)
Professor of Public Health, University of Birmingham
Dr Cathryn Thomas
General Practitioner, and Senior Lecturer, Department of Primary Care & General Practice, University of Birmingham
Dr Norman Vetter
Reader, Department of Epidemiology, Statistics and Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Wales, Cardiff
Dr Paul Watson
Medical Director, Essex Strategic Health Authority